CBS hosted a special panel titled “Impact Storytelling” during the TCA press tour on Wednesday held on the ’80s-drenched set of track lighting and marbled gaudiness of the forthco…
spoke about their shows and the obstacles they have encountered in an industry largely populated by men.
“We are definitely raised to be pleasers and that people should be like us,” Feldman chimed in. “I had to put that away in showrunning. I can’t be concerned about that.” She continued to say that she is more concerned with being a good human being and kind but when it comes to her work, she’s concentrating on “creating something people can connect with” rather than getting people to like her.
King said that her shows focus on topics you don’t want to bring up at dinner parties: race, sex, religion and politics. When it comes to creating characters — particularly those who lean more villainous, she said, “It’s much easier to make a racist, homophobic and homophobic.” Instead, she flips the script and creates “beloved characters that act in ways we don’t admire.” She adds, “Hopefully that keeps the audience thinking.
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